A Lictor is sent to arrest Publilius Volero

The painting titled 'A Lictor is sent to arrest Publilius Volero' captures a dramatic moment from ancient Roman history, when a lictors arrives to execute the tribune’s arrest. Volero Publilius, a notable Roman politician, had secured laws that bolstered the independence of his office during his tenure in 472 and 471 BC. The artwork, reminiscent of Romanticism, emphasizes intense emotion and heroic ideals, depicted perhaps with a sense of chaos and solemnity. An illustration of this scene would evoke the gravity of civic duty and political upheaval in early Rome.